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Laughing Gas
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Remote features disabled message?
Driving the truck this morning and this message pops up on my ford app about the remote features or disabled.
I’ve been driving the truck every single day since I picked it up brand new five days ago.
Window sticker shows a build date of 1/23/2025. Truck only had 20 miles on it last week. Wondering if maybe the battery or batteries may have gone bad in the last seven months of sitting?
I’ve been driving the truck every single day since I picked it up brand new five days ago.
Window sticker shows a build date of 1/23/2025. Truck only had 20 miles on it last week. Wondering if maybe the battery or batteries may have gone bad in the last seven months of sitting?
Laughing Gas
Joined: Sep 2023
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From: NE Ohio
This happens any time voltage drops below a certain point. Short drives don't do enough to fully recharge the large battery bank. I periodically put a charger/maintainer on mine overnight to help keep them in a healthy range since a lot of my driving is short trips like picking kids up from school or running errands. The electronics suck battery when sitting and it takes a lot of juice to crank over the diesel. My dash Cam which pulls power from the OBD2 port reports when it is shutting down due to low voltage before the truck itself does, so that is an indicator for me to get it some time on the charger.
Logistics Pro
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From: West Michigan
Driving the truck this morning and this message pops up on my ford app about the remote features or disabled.
I’ve been driving the truck every single day since I picked it up brand new five days ago.
Window sticker shows a build date of 1/23/2025. Truck only had 20 miles on it last week. Wondering if maybe the battery or batteries may have gone bad in the last seven months of sitting?
I’ve been driving the truck every single day since I picked it up brand new five days ago.
Window sticker shows a build date of 1/23/2025. Truck only had 20 miles on it last week. Wondering if maybe the battery or batteries may have gone bad in the last seven months of sitting?
Logistics Pro
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Yeah so if you're making a bunch of short trips, as mentioned, it's not enough to recharge the battery and keep it at a healthy level. My rule of thumb is at LEAST 20 minutes at rural highway speeds (55mph or more) once a week should do it.
With your alternator only putting out 13v (presuming that picture was taken while it was running?), I'd say you've got other issues going on. The lowest I've seen mine putting out while driving is 14v on any of our vehicles.
With your alternator only putting out 13v (presuming that picture was taken while it was running?), I'd say you've got other issues going on. The lowest I've seen mine putting out while driving is 14v on any of our vehicles.
Cargo Master
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From: Texas
Put it on a charger
fully charged up to at least 95%
State of charge
Then see what shakes out
If it continues
T a ke it in snd have them check the charge system and batteries
If it sat 7 months with very little lot moving
The batteries are most likely not happy
I get 14.7 for the first 30 or so minutes, then it drops to 13.8 or so
And will pop back up in 14 depending on how long and fast ac fan is running
fully charged up to at least 95%
State of charge
Then see what shakes out
If it continues
T a ke it in snd have them check the charge system and batteries
If it sat 7 months with very little lot moving
The batteries are most likely not happy
I get 14.7 for the first 30 or so minutes, then it drops to 13.8 or so
And will pop back up in 14 depending on how long and fast ac fan is running
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Laughing Gas
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I’ll throw a Charger on it this weekend and see what happens.
Here’s a pic after driving about 45 min. Never went above 13.0v
Here’s a pic after driving about 45 min. Never went above 13.0v
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Laughing Gas
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I've already replaced the battery on my 2023, almost a year ago. My 2023 came with a standard (flooded) battery, and I was getting the same thing you are seeing (when I was using the app.) Further, on one of my maintenance checks, I found the batter was leaking acid... that's when I changed it out.
My 2025 came with an AGM battery... hopefully, that's what yours is as well. I'm still dubious of Motorcraft batteries...
My 2025 came with an AGM battery... hopefully, that's what yours is as well. I'm still dubious of Motorcraft batteries...
Mountain Pass
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From: Florida
Same here and I made sure the negative was not hooked directly to the battery so the bcm sees it. Makes me think the message is timed somehow because when I check the battery its 12.7 when it sends the message.
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